KERREY, J. Robert, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Lincoln, Lancaster County,
Nebraska, August 27, 1943; attended the Lincoln Public schools; graduated from
the University of Nebraska, Lincoln 1966; served in the United States Navy SEAL
special forces unit, 1966-1969; wounded in Vietnam and awarded the
Congressional Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the
risk of his life; operated a chain of restaurants and fitness centers
1972-1982; Governor of Nebraska 1983-1987; elected as a Democrat to the United
States Senate in 1988; reelected in 1994, and served from January 3, 1989, to
January 3, 2001; was not a candidate for reelection in 2000; chairman,
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (One Hundred Fourth Congress);
president, The New School in New York City 2001-2010; member, National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (9-11 Commission)
2003-2004; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the United States
Senate in 2012.

Bibliography

Kerrey, Robert.
When I Was a Young Man: A Memoir. New York: Harcourt, Inc.,
2002.